Justin83
New Member
Hello, everyone.
I just replaced my diverter spout and I noticed that it has a pretty constant drip during showers. I double-checked a few times to make sure that the diverter handle was pulled up all the way and it was.
The pipe coming out of the wall is a copper nipple, about 3 to 3-1/2" long, no threads. The new diverter is a universal type, that comes with a plastic collar, O-ring, and threaded extension that slides over the copper nipple. The new diverter has thread on the inside of it and it threads onto the plastic extension piece. A set screw holds the diverter assembly on the copper pipe.
One thing I noticed is that the copper nipple has some scratches running around its circumference... I can't say for sure if they were from me or from someone else. I made sure to loosen the screw on the existing diverter before pulling it off. Could these scratches be the potential cause of the problem? Is there anything I can do to solve this, aside from having a new copper nipple installed?
As I said the drip is constant, and I'm sure it is affecting pressure at the shower head to some degree, but it's nothing I can't live with. I just feel like I should be able to get the drip to stop and that I must have done something wrong. I've seen other posts about this (on this forum and other places online) and it seems to be a mixed review as far as it being acceptable for diverter spouts to drip during a shower.
Also, it does not drip at all after the shower.
Thanks in advance for your time and thoughts!
Justin
I just replaced my diverter spout and I noticed that it has a pretty constant drip during showers. I double-checked a few times to make sure that the diverter handle was pulled up all the way and it was.
The pipe coming out of the wall is a copper nipple, about 3 to 3-1/2" long, no threads. The new diverter is a universal type, that comes with a plastic collar, O-ring, and threaded extension that slides over the copper nipple. The new diverter has thread on the inside of it and it threads onto the plastic extension piece. A set screw holds the diverter assembly on the copper pipe.
One thing I noticed is that the copper nipple has some scratches running around its circumference... I can't say for sure if they were from me or from someone else. I made sure to loosen the screw on the existing diverter before pulling it off. Could these scratches be the potential cause of the problem? Is there anything I can do to solve this, aside from having a new copper nipple installed?
As I said the drip is constant, and I'm sure it is affecting pressure at the shower head to some degree, but it's nothing I can't live with. I just feel like I should be able to get the drip to stop and that I must have done something wrong. I've seen other posts about this (on this forum and other places online) and it seems to be a mixed review as far as it being acceptable for diverter spouts to drip during a shower.
Also, it does not drip at all after the shower.
Thanks in advance for your time and thoughts!
Justin